1<!-- help_admin-moderate.tt2 --> 2<h2><a name="moderate"></a>[%|helploc%]Moderating messages sent to the list[%END%]</h2> 3<p> 4 [%|helploc%]When a list is moderated, <strong>all messages have to be approved of by one of the moderators before being distributed to the list</strong>. After sending a message to a list, subscribers are automatically notified by email that their message will be moderated. As for moderators, they also receive a notice message from Sympa, which includes the message to moderate.[%END%] 5</p> 6 7<p> 8 [%|helploc%]You can <strong>perform moderating tasks</strong> either <strong>by email</strong>, by answering the messages received from Sympa, or <strong>through the mailing list web interface</strong>. To do that, click on the '<strong>Message</strong>' link in the 'Moderate' submenu: you are brought to a page that displays all messages to be moderated (the most recent messages are on top of page). <strong>To read a message, click on its subject</strong>.[%END%] 9</p> 10 11<p> 12 [%|helploc%]You have <strong>two options</strong>:[%END%] 13</p> 14<ul> 15 <li> 16 [%|helploc%]<strong>authorize the message distribution</strong> on the list;[%END%] 17 </li> 18 <li> 19 [%|helploc%]<strong>reject the message and notify sender</strong>: when you reject a message, it is better to notify its sender...[%END%] 20 </li> 21</ul> 22<p> 23 [%|helploc%]All moderators can decide to distribute a message or not. However, <strong>the first moderator to process the message will carry the day</strong>. You will be notified by Sympa if you try to process a message that has already been moderated. When there are several moderators, it is <strong>easier to moderate messages from the mailing list web interface</strong>: thus, you will be able to view all messages remaining to be moderated.[%END%] 24</p> 25<p class="retraitita"> 26 [%|helploc%]<strong>Whatever the date and time of moderation, the date and time of sending of the message do not change</strong>. Thus, if the distribution of the message is allowed with a lot of delay, it is possible to receive a message dated January 1st on December 31st![%END%] 27</p> 28<p> 29 [%|helploc%]In case the message was rejected with a notice, the subscriber who had sent it is notified by email. You can <a href="admin-editfile.html">customize the message he/she gets</a>.[%END%] 30</p> 31 32<p> 33 [%|helploc%]Checking the '<strong>Reject without notification</strong>' checkbox allows you to prevent the message author from receiving a notification.[%END%] 34</p> 35 36<p> 37 [%|helploc%]Checking the '<strong>Add to blocklist</strong>' checkbox both skip the rejection notification and adds the message author to the list own blocklist. You can manage the blocklist via the '<strong>edit blocklist</strong>' button at the bottom of the page.[%END%] 38</p> 39 40<p> 41 [%|helploc%]If you wish to customize the rejection message that is sent to a message author, you can do so via the '<strong>Manage rejection messages</strong>' button. The message management page will let define a set of rejection messages and define the default one.[%END%] 42</p> 43 44<p> 45 [%|helploc%]<strong>Reminder</strong>: you can <a href="admin-editlist-description.html">add or remove moderators</a> through the list administration module. To do that, from the list information page, click on '<strong>Admin</strong>', on '<strong>Edit list config</strong>', and then on '<strong>List definition</strong>'.[%END%] 46</p> 47<p> 48 [%|helploc%]It is also possible to <strong>process messages after their distribution on the list</strong>; this can be useful when a list is not moderated. If you want to <strong>delete a message</strong>, <a href="arc-search.html">search for it in the online message archive</a> and click on the '<strong>Tag this mail for deletion</strong>' button in the upper right corner of the message. A confirmation message displays; click on 'OK'. The message will be deleted after a few seconds. <strong>Be careful: this operation is irreversible!!! If you delete a message, you will not be able to retrieve it.</strong>[%END%] 49</p> 50 51<!-- end help_admin-moderate.tt2 --> 52